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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Covers.archaeology, mummies, pharoahs, tombs, and sculpture.includes stories from and about Egyptian culture. These topics fascinate young people, and the style.makes them all the more engaging. Pictures are clear and plentiful and fill the pages.helpful and entertaining, even if you are unable to visit a museum.--Book Page. Conveys a wealth of historical and cultural information.--Booklist. …

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Detailed instructions for over 65 metal-working techniques with 180 unique examples of contemporary designs. Thorough, beautifully illustrated.An eye-opener.--Jeweler Keystone Circular. 286 pages (8 in color), 8 1/2 x 10.

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. Detailed instructions for over 65 metal-working techniques with 180 unique examples of contemporary designs. Thorough, beautifully illustrated.An eye-opener.--Jeweler Keystone Circular. 286 pages (8 in color), 8 1/2 x 10.

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. Learn how to take apart each element of a successful photograph, analyze it, master it, and then put it all back together. 228 pages (8 in color), 240 b/w illus., 8 1/2 x 10 1/4.

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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A pocket-size offering of tasty art tidbits.may actually prove more useful after the field trip, in the classroom or at home.covers Impressionists such as Manet, Degas, and Cassett.Pissaro, Monet, and Renoir.and Post-Impressionists such as Van Gogh, Gaugin, and Seurat. A lot of other interesting facts are included.--Kirkus Reviews. Includes background with thumbnail profiles of a selection of artists.--Booklist.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A pocket-size offering of tasty art tidbits.may actually prove more useful after the field trip, in the classroom or at home.covers Impressionists such as Manet, Degas, and Cassett.Pissaro, Monet, and Renoir.and Post-Impressionists such as Van Gogh, Gaugin, and Seurat. A lot of other interesting facts are included.--Kirkus Reviews. Includes background with thumbnail profiles of a selection of artists.--Booklist. …

Hardback. Zustand: Fair.

Paperback. Zustand: Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Expressionists, cubists, futurists, daring dadaists, surrealists, popular pop, and minimalism: here's a colorful, lively survey of the 20th century's best, with paintings and sculptures to catch youngsters' fancy. They'll meet such luminaries as Pablo Picasso, Joseph Stella, Alexander Calder, the paint-splashing Jackson Pollack, and many more.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. From potato prints to three-dimensional indented sculptures: this easy-to-follow introduction offers invaluable insights on creating eye-catching art. All the methods need little specialized equipment, can be done on the kitchen table, and will inspire everyone from professional artists to enthusiasts wanting to produce inventive designs. Highly accomplished.Recommended. --Library Journal.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. From potato prints to three-dimensional indented sculptures: this easy-to-follow introduction offers invaluable insights on creating eye-catching art. All the methods need little specialized equipment, can be done on the kitchen table, and will inspire everyone from professional artists to enthusiasts wanting to produce inventive designs. Highly accomplished.Recommended. --Library Journal.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. Perfect for teachers, parents, scout leaders, youth directors, and camp counselors.details every aspect of involving children in the storytelling arts.--American Bookseller. Nan Rump.has a sense of theater and of the way a story comes alive.full of suggestions for creating masks and puppets that conjure up the magic of a storyteller.Parents might find this good source material for a family session of building a puppet.--Arts & Activities.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Perfect for teachers, parents, scout leaders, youth directors, and camp counselors.details every aspect of involving children in the storytelling arts.--American Bookseller. Nan Rump.has a sense of theater and of the way a story comes alive.full of suggestions for creating masks and puppets that conjure up the magic of a storyteller.Parents might find this good source material for a family session of building a puppet.--Arts & Activities.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. From simple variations on brown paper bags to bal masque designs, plaster and plasticene molds--the whole range.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. A lucid introduction to papermaking as a contemporary art.--The New York Times. Recommended.--Library Journal. One of Bowker's Best How-To Books.

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. A lucid introduction to papermaking as a contemporary art.--The New York Times. Recommended.--Library Journal. One of Bowker's Best How-To Books.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Colorfully illustrated.The text is clearly organized and easy to read.covering a wide range of art-related professions: urban design, exhibit and display design, graphic design, photography, fashion design, museum careers, the fine arts, and various art-related fields within the television and theater industries.Well worth the reasonable price.essential for all school and public libraries.--Library Journal.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. This handy bench reference tells what kinds of jig make a table saw more efficient or accurate, what's the best drill-bit speed to use to drill a one-inch hole in hardwood, what clamps and fixtures to use if you're lamin-ating curved pieces, and many more tricks. At last, a comprehensive, accessible, and easy-to-understand guide you can pull off the shelf whenever you're stumped.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Insightful, and mirthful.Six comprehensive chapters define, examine, and illustrate various types of visual humor, including wit and whimsey, parody and satire, and even comic nonsense and Surrealism.Focusing on 20th-century studio art and design, the text also explores caricature and cartooning.--Curriculum Review. A light-hearted, visual romp through the whimsical and the witty in 20 century art.--Art Times.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Kids will happily dig into the soft, malleable medium, exploring its possibilities. They'll break the clay apart, rejoin it with water, try to model it into recognizable shapes, and cut out great big slabs to design. Pictures of professional sculptures, as well as objects created by kids, fill the book. Children will think it's playtime--you don't have to tell them they're learning, too.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. Through the Cracks addresses one of the most important issues of our time: how youngsters become frustrated and disengaged in school systems that cannot always meet their emotional, mental, and intellectual needs. Presented as a children's story, with powerful images that literally show the students shrinking away from the classroom, this allegory pleads with us to ensure the future of society by keeping kids creatively engaged. A young girl named Stella narrates, and she explains why she has lost pleasure in classwork. The problem: uninspired lessons leave them bored, with wandering minds that hinder learning. Fortunately, there are solutions here: bright and appealing classrooms where kids discuss their work and ideas, where special guests come to share their knowledge, where appealing art and research projects stimulate youthful imaginations, and where nature studies are actually done outdoors.…

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Hardback. Zustand: Fair.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. While weaving is traditionally done on a loom, remarkable results can be achieved without the costly and cumbersome apparatus. In>Weaving Without a Loom, both basic and advanced techniques are demonstrated using pencils, wire frames, and even tree branches to create beautiful woven textiles. Color photographs show how to weave unconventional materials such as reeds, paper, wood, burlap, plastic, and metal. Turn a beach chair upside-down as a clever variation on a Peruvian Frame and use it to make a head-turning handbag; or use ordinary drinking straws to produce neckties or colorful belts. These projects will engage children and adults alike by making it easy to perform special techniques like shaped wefts and directional warps, or to construct intricate textures that add unique interest.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. In addition to instructions for simple papermaking, this heavily illustrated guide covers tools and materials, basic shapes and forms, and various techniques for paper craft, including crumpling, weaving, relief sculpture, papier-mache, and wearable masks.